North Shore's Surf Row: Where the pro surfers live

By Amanda Whiting

Published: 2013.11.08 01:15 PM

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Jamie O’Brien’s House

Surfer Jamie O’Brien lives in what feels like the backyard of the Volcom properties, sandwiched between the big house and Ke Nui Road, just a few houses up the beach from his dad. Since we were in the neighborhood, we stopped by to see if the surfer-cum-real estate investor could tell us anything about his own house. O’Brien explained that his home was the original beachfront property on the lot. It’s where Gerry Lopez used to stay, before the big house was built.

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